Overview
- Provides practical observing techniques for those without a lot of time to spend on astronomy
- Presents many quickly performed projects with novel, time-saving approaches for almost any activity within astronomy
- Outlines the secrets of making fast, simply made astronomical images that require little processing
- Gives equipment selection tips, especially for what to avoid
- Provides a guide to virtually all readily observable deep-space objects for the time-pressed observer
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series (PATRICKMOORE)
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Busy Astronomer
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Front Matter
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The Moon
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Front Matter
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The Greater Solar System
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Front Matter
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Deep Space
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Front Matter
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About this book
Many amateur astronomers are short of time. A full-time career usually takes up most waking hours, and often there simply isn’t time for leisurely observing. Fortunately, modern technologies such as computer-controlled telescopes, GPS, north-seeking and level detection, have made telescope set-up much quicker. Today’s imaging systems enable astronomers to take excellent astrophotographs without the hours-long exposures. Make Time for the Stars explains what to try on a tight schedule, and how to use today’s equipment to get the most astronomy out of the least time.
This book showcases a wide array of quickly performed astronomical projects, including various novel or new approaches to observing. There are also practical tips for maximizing time at the telescope, extracting optimal performance, quick and efficient set-up, and easily carried out optical maintenance. Significantly, the book features detailed information on alternative imaging techniques with simple and less time-consuming efforts.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Make Time for the Stars
Book Subtitle: Fitting Astronomy into Your Busy Life
Authors: Antony Cooke
Series Title: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-89341-9
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-89340-2Published: 28 April 2009
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-89341-9Published: 09 April 2009
Series ISSN: 1431-9756
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6562
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 259
Number of Illustrations: 61 b/w illustrations, 20 illustrations in colour
Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Popular Science in Astronomy